Netanyahu meets Gaza Board of Peace chief in Jerusalem

Mladenov is expected to urge Israel to ease certain restrictions on the entry of humanitarian goods into Gaza and to scale back its military operations in the territory.

Mladenov has been engaged in weeks of discussions with Hamas leaders and has set an 11 April deadline for the group to accept the Board of Peace’s proposal to gradually disarm.

Hamas has largely rejected the demand to surrender its weapons.

Instead, the group has submitted a counterproposal, arguing that the issue of its arms should be addressed only within a broader framework leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state.